Save the Beagles: Shut Down MBR Acres

MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments. More reliable and ethical alternatives exist, but these dogs are still being tortured in the name of science.

This is the UK’s chance to be a global leader in modern, humane testing methods that save lives without cruelty. It’s time to shut down MBR Acres for good.

MBR Acres is a house of horrors. Behind its locked gates in Huntingdon, over 2,000 beagle puppies are bred every year, only to be used, abused, and killed in the name of “science.” You can help us end this forever.

Some puppies are bled and dissected on-site, their organs harvested. Others are shipped off for toxicology testing, where they suffer unimaginable pain - poisoned, force-fed chemicals, then killed.

But this doesn’t need to happen. MBR Acres does not need to kill puppies. Scientists have already created new testing methods that can replace these beagles today!

Here are the powerful, proven alternatives to animal testing:

  • Organ-on-a-chip technology
  • AI and advanced computer modelling
  • Human cell-based testing

These methods are more accurate, more ethical, and they don’t require animal cruelty.

This needless suffering is why in 2022, Animal Rising rescued 23 puppies from MBR Acres. This year, the 20 rescuers will be taken to court, pleading not guilty to “burglary.”  This is the year animal testing will be put on trial.

There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments. And that is why we are calling for the Home Office to phase out animal testing, starting by immediately closing MBR Acres and advocating for investment into modern testing methods which are ethical and more reliable.

The UK has a chance to lead the world in modern, humane science by investing in cutting-edge alternatives like AI and organ-on-a-chip technology. It's time for the government to put our scientists, our economy, and our values first. By backing innovation instead of cruelty, we can protect the animals we love and spare countless lives, human and non-human alike.

Please join us in calling for the Home Office to safely rehome the beagles and shut down MBR Acres once and for all.

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  • Beatrix Waßermann-Otto
    signed 2025-06-25 19:10:33 +0100
  • Simona Marsella
    signed 2025-06-25 19:09:57 +0100
  • avraham barzilai
    signed 2025-06-25 19:08:47 +0100
  • Kirstie Dear
    signed 2025-06-25 19:08:33 +0100
  • Barbara Cadbury
    signed 2025-06-25 19:07:35 +0100
    People who work in this vile industry should be exposed for the inhumane people they are
  • Julia Clarke
    signed 2025-06-25 19:07:05 +0100
  • Bodhi Amala
    signed 2025-06-25 19:06:56 +0100
  • Laura Branch
    signed 2025-06-25 19:06:52 +0100
  • Claire Arnold
    signed 2025-06-25 19:06:34 +0100
    Animal testing is barbaric and unnecessary now with all the new technology, it could be stopped today if the government do what’s right to end this suffering. Shut down MBR.
  • Christopher Morgan
    signed 2025-06-25 19:06:17 +0100
  • lynn greavses
    signed 2025-06-25 19:04:58 +0100
  • Tracy Lee
    signed 2025-06-25 19:04:38 +0100
    Cruel and evil and needs to STOP!
  • Susan Phelps
    signed 2025-06-25 19:02:12 +0100
  • Rachel Watkins
    signed 2025-06-25 19:01:14 +0100
  • Kim Lloyd
    signed 2025-06-25 18:58:43 +0100
  • Nada Stirling
    signed 2025-06-25 18:58:04 +0100
  • Steve Capes
    signed 2025-06-25 18:57:57 +0100
    This is outdated and unnecessary, it needs to stop immediately.
  • Karl Moore
    signed 2025-06-25 18:57:45 +0100
    Never any reason to use animals in experiments.
  • Dee Thethi
    signed 2025-06-25 18:55:35 +0100
    Animal experiments prove nothing! STOP the cruelty NOW
  • Jeannie Lowen
    signed 2025-06-25 18:54:37 +0100
  • Imelda Hall
    signed 2025-06-25 18:53:25 +0100
  • Helen Graham
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  • Kate Poll
    signed 2025-06-25 18:51:39 +0100
  • Hayley-Rose Hoppington
    signed 2025-06-25 18:51:20 +0100
    It is absolutely barbaric to test on any sentient being, no matter the reason, especially when there are alternative methods available to us. This needs to stop immediately!
  • Jill Jones
    signed 2025-06-25 18:51:17 +0100
  • Melody Martinez
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  • Jessica Kaufman
    signed 2025-06-24 22:55:47 +0100
  • Valerie Butez
    signed 2025-06-24 20:33:33 +0100
    Arrêtez ça !